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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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